Wednesday 19 May, 19:30

Ercole Amante

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Leonardo García-Alarcón leads a luminous revival of Francesco Cavalli’s Ercole amante, assembling Cappella Mediterranea with the Chœur de Chambre de Namur and the Opéra de Dijon choir. This production balances sumptuous baroque spectacle and intimate drama, with a cast including Milan Siljanov, Mariana Flores and Solenn’ Lavanant Linke. The staging blends dance, vivid orchestral colors and expressive vocal writing to reveal human passions beneath mythic grandeur, offering a refined and moving operatic experience.

Avenue de Miremont 46,
1206 Genève
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